THANKS, THANK YOU
INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► ARIGATO Thank you → 1947 Amer. dial. (Hawaii, Japanese)
► ‘ARRY’S GATORS thank you → 1943 Aust. (‘arrigato’)
► BLESS YOUR LITTLE COTTON SOCKS! thank you! → E20
► CHEERS thank you → 1976 Brit.
► DANKE SCHOEN! thank you! (pronounced to rhyme with ‘fern’) → 1956 Amer. dial.
► GRACIAS! thank you → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MAHALO! thank you, thanks → 1938 Hawaii
► MERCY BLOW THROUGH many thanks; ‘merci beaucoup’ → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► MERCY BUCKETS “thanks” →. 1960 sl.
► MESSY BUCKET ► MESSY BUCKETS many thanks; (French ‘merci beaucoup’) → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► MUCH GRASS! thank you!’ → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► MUCH O’BRITCHES thank you → 1966 Amer. dial.
► PREESH! an exclamation of approval; thanks! → 1980 US students’ sl.
► SADDY! ► SAHDIE! thank you! → 1835 Amer. dial.
► TA! thanks! → 1772 colloq.
► TA EVER SO ► THANKS EVER SO thank you → 1914 Brit.
► TA MUCHLY! thank you very much → 1970
► TA-TA! thanks! → 1884 Amer. dial.
► THANKS A BUNCH thank you; often used ironically → 1981
► THANKS A BUNDLE thank you; often used ironically → 1981
► THANKS A MILLION thank you → 1936 orig. US
► THANKS AWFULLY thank you → 1890 Brit.
► THANKS FOR NOTHING thank you very much for what you have not done for me → 1960 US sl.
► THANKY! thank you! → 1850 Amer. dial.
► YOURS! you’re welcome! reply to ‘thank you’ for a favour → 1936 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► BETHANK thanks, indebtedness, acknowledgement → 1826 Sc.
► BREAD-AND-BUTTER LETTER a letter of thanks for hospitality written after a visit → 1901
► MENSE thanks, grateful return; pay, recompense, reward; kindness → 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SADDY a formal acknowledgement of thanks → 1870 Amer. dial.
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